cosmos
A new study may change the face of astrophysics.
Was it a real thing? And the Wise Men? Or are they just myths?
Two new papers say everything we knew about black holes was wrong.
A theory from cosmology claims the Universe could rip apart to shreds.
Star production peaked three billion years after the Big Bang.
The NASA probe has ventured beyond our solar system.
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Matter from the first few microseconds after the Big Bang.
NASA’s Michelle Thaller explains why the term ‘Big Bang’ is misleading, and how to best imagine the shape of the universe.
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The Mars landing is a reminder that we never know what—or whom—we might discover out there.
Where is God? Michelle Thaller lays out a cosmic view of religion, science, and the human condition.
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Venus: Hot, toxic, hellish… home?
Time to build a Corellian shipyard?
A new book tells the very old story in a fun way for a younger generation.
New research identifies an unexpected source for some of earth’s water.
Here’s the science of black holes, from supermassive monsters to ones the size of ping-pong balls.
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To explain the origin of everything, science needs to explain itself.
Ryan O’Neal’s latest addition to his Astronomy series is a tribute to the dying spacecraft.
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Our friendly neighborhood gas giant serves as a cosmic catcher’s mitt.
Scientists explore the biggest questions of cosmology.
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The concept was likened to a porch light in our little neighborhood of the galaxy.
We may not find Klingons, but what we do find will blow our terrestrial minds.
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A perspective from Brother Guy Consolmagno, astronomer and theologian.
Follow along as the InSight spacecraft crosses millions of miles to the red planet.
A young star and a belt of gasses give the game away.
Around Halloween in 2015, astronomers discovered ‘The Goblin’. Now, it’s leading us to what some call Planet X.
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A mind-bending paradox questions the nature of reality.
NASA research finds a new direction in searching for signs of life in the Universe.
This meteorite is the oldest known volcanic rock in the solar system, dated at 4,565,000,000 years old.
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Is The Goblin’s orbit a breadcrumb leading us to Planet X?